diff --git a/rpm-suse_macros b/rpm-suse_macros
index cad114f..3da687c 100644
--- a/rpm-suse_macros
+++ b/rpm-suse_macros
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 %leap_version @leap_version@
 
 %do_profiling 1
-%cflags_profile_generate -fprofile-generate
+%cflags_profile_generate -fprofile-generate -fprofile-update=atomic
 %cflags_profile_feedback -fprofile-use
 
 %suse_install_update_message() \
diff --git a/rpm.changes b/rpm.changes
index da2f820..4ae1f82 100644
--- a/rpm.changes
+++ b/rpm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Apr 18 11:50:11 UTC 2018 - mliska@suse.cz
+
+- Enable -fprofile-update=atomic for PGO (boo#1040589).
+
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 Fri Apr  6 10:05:18 UTC 2018 - adam.majer@suse.de